Before western North Dakota’s oil boom hit Watford City and surrounding McKenzie County, the local hospital’s longtime physician treated about 15 patients per month at the hospital emergency room after … …
Posted in Business, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged healthcare, hospitals, insurance, Legislature, McKenzie County Healthcare System, medical, money, oil, western North Dakota | Leave a commentSanford Health and Medcenter One are discussing a merger that would allow the two health care systems to combine services in North Dakota. Representatives from both organizations said Wednesday that … …
Posted in Business, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Bismarck, Craig Lambrecht, healthcare, MedCenter One, merger, North Dakota, purchase, Sanford Health | 4 CommentsWhen President Obama needed fellow Democrats to support his health care reform bill, he agreed to give North Dakota senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan what they had been requesting … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Frontier Amendment, Frontier States Amendment, healthcare, hospitals, John Hoeven, Kent Conrad, MedCenter One, Medicare, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, President Obama, Rick Berg, rural states, South Dakota, St. Alexius, Wyoming | 10 CommentsA recent change in a Medicare reimbursement formula that equalized the playing field for North Dakota hospitals is in serious jeopardy as the deficit-reduction debate takes center stage in Washington, … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Frontier Amendment, Frontier States Amendment, healthcare, Kent Conrad, MedCenterOne, Medicare, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, President Obama, Rick Berg, South Dakota, St. Alexius, Wyoming | 1 Comment